Bistability in cell signaling: How to make continuous processes discontinuous, and reversible processes irreversible

Chaos

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 227-236

  Ferrell Jr , James E ^a   Xiong, Wen ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0037605637     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1349894     Document Type: Review

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